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Recurrent pregnancy loss

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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL), Recurrent Miscarriage, Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion (RSA) -- Repeated miscarriages. Testing can be done to try to determine the cause of such losses.

 


Recurrent Pregnancy Loss OR Miscarriage -- Also known as spontaneous abortion. Defined by two or more failed pregnancies. After three or more losses, a thorough evaluation is warranted.

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Refers to two or more failed pregnancies, especially if they happen successively.

Recurrent pregnancy loss: Two or three consecutive miscarriages.
Reproductive Endocrinologist (RE): Obstetrician-Gynecologists with advanced education (usually a two year fellowship), and research in Reproductive Endocrinology.

Recurrent pregnancy loss is one of the most difficult and emotionally draining problems any couple can face. Couples often wonder what they did to cause it or what they could have done to prevent it.

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL)
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - repeated miscarriages. Testing can be done to try to determine the cause of such losses.

Y chromosome azoospermia factor region microdeletions and recurrent pregnancy loss.
Am J Obstet Gynecol, 199(6): 662.e1-5. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...

The presence of Antiphospholipid antibodies may indicate there is an underlying process that results in recurrent pregnancy loss.

After a long journey battling recurrent pregnancy loss, we welcomed our daughter into the world on St. Patrick's Day, 1999. Motherhood has been the most challenging, exhausting, and rewarding job I have ever had! ...

Recurrent pregnancy loss is defined as the loss of three or more consecutive pregnancies. Data also indicate that the miscarriage rate increases as a female ages, and some studies indicate that 75 perent of women over 45 will experience miscarriage.

The reason for the majority of recurrent pregnancy losses is unknown. However, some medical conditions in the mother and in the fetus have been linked to these miscarriages: ...

Empson M, Lassere M, Craig JC, et al. 2002. Recurrent pregnancy loss with antiphospholipid antibody: a systematic review of therapeutic trials. Obstetrics and Gynecology 99(1):135-44 ...

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Factor V Leiden mutation in the mother has been associated with an increased the risk of early first trimester recurrent pregnancy loss and stillbirths.
Ferritin
A protein found inside cells that stores iron in a nontoxic bioavailable form.

Recurrent miscarriage
Three or more miscarriages. Also know as recurrent pregnancy loss.
Rectocele
Prolapse of the rectum into the vagina. This can be seen as a bulge from the lower wall of the vagina.

Endometriosis, Tubal Infertility, Male Infertility, Unexplained Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology (IVF,GIFT,ZIFT etc), Third Party Reproduction (Donor Egg, Donor Sperm, Surrogacy, etc), Reproductive Genetics, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, ...

The condition is often associated with autoimmune abnormalities in the woman and a history of infertility, IVF failures, exposure to harsh chemicals, chemotherapy, radiation for cancer treatment. or recurrent pregnancy losses.

who has completed additional training in reproductive endocrinology. Reproductive endocrinologists are qualified to manage imbalances in the complex hormonal reproductive system, including infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss.

In addition, a woman with the genetic mutation may experience elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood, which leads to hyperhomocytenemia. This causes placental disorders, preeclampsia and recurrent pregnancy loss.

Adequate control of diabetes and thyroid disease is critical in trying to prevent recurrent pregnancy loss in women with those conditions.

See also: Pregnancy, Fertility, Genetic, Miscarriage, Embryo